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Friday, 1 September 2017

Ducati Desmosedici Stradale V-4 Engine to be Unveiled Sept. 7

Confirming our earlier suspicions, Ducati announced it would present its new V-4 engine Sept. 7 at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli ahead of MotoGP round in Rimini, Italy.

Ducati released the image below, showing a line of Desmodromic cam follower and revealing the name “Desmosedici Stradale.”

“Stradale” is Italian for “road,” so we think the name refers to the V-4 engine’s nomenclature, as the name “Desmosedici” describes a desmodromic system with 16 valves. Or perhaps this will be Ducati’s name for its street model of its MotoGP bike, as Desmosedici D16RR was the name for Ducati’s limited-production V-4 streetbike from 2007, a bike that was also first revealed at Misano.